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Russia: Assault on Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Watch | – – Repressive Laws and Policies Restrict Online Speech, Stifle Critical Voices (Moscow) – Russia has introduced significant restrictions to online […]
Did UAE plant Fake News about Qatar to Fool Trump?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The intrepid Karen DeYoung and Ellen Nakashima report at WaPo that anonymous US intelligence officials have […]
Turkey’s Emboldened Opposition
By Sinan Ülgen | (Project Syndicate) | – – ISTANBUL – In Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has been working to centralize political […]
In Int’l Diplomacy, Does Trump know the Art of the Deal?
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there’s no shortage of […]
Is Trump Sign or Cause of US Imperial Meltdown?
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – The superhighway to disaster is already being paved. From Donald Trump’s first days in […]
Turkey: Erdogan Marks Coup anniversary with more Crackdowns
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey commemorated on Saturday the anniversary of the failed coup in that […]
Brain Fitness: Why you’re losing out if you’re not Learning another Language
By Gaia Vince | ( Mosaic: The Science of Life) | – – Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fit Most people in the […]
Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org)) | – – Judge writes that “the Government’s definition [of ‘close familial relationship’] represents the antithesis of […]
For Clean, Cheap Energy, Cities & Counties should Take Over
By Sarah van Gelder | ( Yes! Magazine ) | – – A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and […]
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